The Retrace Up in AUD/USD Seems to Over Now

AUD/USD was retracing higher but the retrace ended at the 100 SMA

Skerdian Meta•Tuesday, October 6, 2020•1 min read

The 100 SMA added strength to the resistance

Commodity currencies have been on a bullish trend since March against the USD, as the Buck turned extremely bearish. AUD/USD climbed around 90 cents until September 1, when it reversed down at 0.74. Although the real bearish reversal came by late September, which sent this pair below the moving averages.

That was a strong sign that the bullish trend had come to an end, since moving averages had been providing support for this pair for months. The price fell more than 300 pips, but the decline stopped right above 0.70 and in the last two weeks AUD/USD has been retracing higher.

Although, it seems like the previous support at 0.72 has now turned into resistance for this pair and the 100 smoothed SMA (grey) is helping in stopping the retrace. Last night, I opened a sell forex signal below the resistance and after forming a doji candlestick AUD/USD declined. We booked profit and are looking to sell retraces up, since the pressure is shifting to the downside for this pair, although the crash will come after the stimulus package passes the US senate.

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Skerdian Meta Lead Analyst. Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.